Casa del Soldato, Rationalist building in Sturla, Italy

Casa del Soldato is a five-story rationalist building located in Sturla, Genoa. An elliptical glass staircase rises through the upper sections and extends into a spire above the roofline.

Built to a design by Luigi Carlo Daneri and completed in 1938, the building housed the Sturla branch of the Fascist Party, named after Nicola Bonservizi. It has been abandoned since 2009; a restoration project drawn up in 2016 was never carried out. After the fire brigade declined to take it over, it is intended to become an office and services centre.

The original name, Casa littoria rionale "Nicola Bonservizi", commemorated Nicola Bonservizi, a fascist militant killed in Paris in 1924. The building housed the Sturla branch of the Fascist Party. Since 2009 it has stood abandoned, and a 2016 restoration plan was never carried out; a 2020 survey by the CLSM documented damage from unauthorised access and vandalism.

The building has been abandoned since 2009 and is not open to visitors; a 2016 restoration plan was never carried out, and a 2020 survey by the CLSM documented precarious interiors due to unauthorised access and vandalism. It can be seen from the street in Piazza Sturla, where the upper volume appears to rest on pilotis.

The building was designed by architect Luigi Carlo Daneri, whose style drew inspiration from Le Corbusier's ideas, particularly through the use of pilotis supporting the structure. This floating construction was a bold design choice that liberated the ground floor and realized modern spatial concepts.